Fiona Shand is a Senior Research Fellow at the Black Dog Institute and is part of the NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Suicide Prevention. Dr Shand’s program of research covers treatments for people at risk of suicide, the use of technology for suicide prevention, intervention following a suicide attempt in order to prevent further attempts, suicide prevention amongst Australia's First Nations People, the health service experience of people after a suicide attempt, and multi-level, community wide models of suicide prevention.

Recently completed research:

• ‘Prediction of suicidal behaviour as a three-body problem’, 2025
• ‘Effect of the LifeSpan suicide prevention model on self-harm and suicide in four communities in New South Wales, Australia: a stepped wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial’, 2025
• ‘Men’s mental health and suicide prevention service landscape in Australia: a scoping review’, 2025